Want to know what your neighbors are talking about? Here’s a list of the most recent comments on the blog (from newest to oldest).
- Karen Hanlon Shimkus left a comment on Town Meeting debates how to study a potential rehaul of Town Governance ARTICLE 10 – Voter Alert and Caution – Article 10 still misses the point: it’s the WRONG overhaul – it’s also ab... October 30 09:25
- JACK BARRON left a comment on Town Meeting debates how to study a potential rehaul of Town Governance How about advisory, selectpersons and planning board each reach out to survey monkey and send three separate surveys to all citizens. One survey from ... October 29 21:18
- Jeff Rudd left a comment on Letter from Advisory to Town Meeting Voters We have a good prospect here regarding Costco. I wish we would stop scaring them away by talking how we want to increase there taxes before they even... October 27 10:02
- Carl Guyer left a comment on Letter from Advisory to Town Meeting Voters All this talk about increasing the percentage of the commercial tax base by adding hundreds of millions of dollars in new development loses much of it... October 26 09:36
- Michael Weishan left a comment on Updated Primer on Monday night’s Special Town Meeting (Updated) Fellow Residents: The impetus behind Article 10 is misplaced. The real problem here is not "modernizing" our government. The critical issue should b... October 23 22:04
- Diane Romm left a comment on Letter: Costco Project Tax Revenue Comparison Carl, What you have provided is interesting. Originally, I planned to vote for the Costco development, given our Town's tax situation. However, this... October 23 07:40
- Alan Belniak left a comment on Letter: New Article 10 – Revised on 10-21-25 "Move from OPEN town meeting to a representative town meeting (Vote no. You will be left holding the bill with literally no voice.)" - You li... October 22 22:25
- Al Hamilton left a comment on Letter: New Article 10 – Revised on 10-21-25 Why we should say Yes to Article 10 I have to disagree with Ms. Shimkus 1. Growth in Taxes – Ms Shimkus appears t... October 22 15:58
- Beth Melo left a comment on Letter: Costco Project Tax Revenue Comparison FYI - Notice for the Tax Classification Hearing where the Select Board will vote to set the tax rate(s) for FY26 was September 25 12:33
- Carl Guyer left a comment on Letter: Select Board asks residents to support zoning Warrant Article at Special Town Meeting Our outdated Zoning Bylaws are as outdated as our high property values.... September 24 14:29
- John Butler left a comment on Letter: Select Board asks residents to support zoning Warrant Article at Special Town Meeting Costco is a great use of the vacant Industrial land at I495 and Rt 9. This is true entirely apart from its tax benefits to the Town. Presenting ... September 22 17:22
- Claire Reynolds left a comment on Letter: Select Board asks residents to support zoning Warrant Article at Special Town Meeting Dear Voters, This letter provides an excellent explanation of why STM Article One should be approved: tax relief, shopping options, and updated (Indu... September 22 10:04
- Alan Belniak left a comment on Fall Town Meeting: Developer’s Article proposes new use for entire Industrial Park zone Beth summarized this, per usual, very well. Although already stated, I want to ensure everyone is aware: this, in and of itself, is *not* a project. T... September 17 22:26
- JACK BARRON left a comment on Mass DCR’s Nature Story Times for 2–5 yr olds this fall In response to Carl's message. I am very confused, just a few months ago we were told we could well afford a new school, and it would just be a small ... September 17 20:30
- John Kendall left a comment on Fall Town Meeting Update: IP Zoning changes focus on bringing Costco to town (Updated-again) This is a great opportunity for the town. I hope nobody messes up the zoning and prevents Costco from coming to town... September 17 19:12
- Kelly Roney left a comment on Obituary: Sabra (Gilcreast) Upjohn, 91 Oh, my! Sabra was such a lovely person. I'm so sorry she's gone.... September 17 19:11
- Carl Guyer left a comment on Fall Town Meeting: Developer’s Article proposes new use for entire Industrial Park zone Southborough’s financial situation is now being described as “desperate.” Yet our residential tax rate is already higher than that paid on 87% o... September 17 09:35
- Claire Reynolds left a comment on Letter: Industrial Park re-zoning proposal is an economic opportunity that should be embraced Tonight’s Planning Board public hearing will be an excellent opportunity to show support for: 1. Addressing residents... September 15 11:52
- Jon Green left a comment on Fall Town Meeting: Developer’s Article proposes new use for entire Industrial Park zone The title of this alone is concerning considering nobody in town, abutters or residents have seen the by law. It’s even worse when you have develope... September 12 05:03
- Ellen Marya left a comment on The week in government (Updated) Early in the week, this Thursday's (9/11) Affordable Housing Trust meeting was moved from the evening to morning due to scheduling conflicts. It will ... September 10 10:41
- Diane Romm left a comment on Fall Town Meeting: Neary Roof may (or may not) be on the Warrant OMG, after reading this update of what transpired at the meeting, is it any wonder that the citizens of this Town tune-out? Seriously, folks. It... September 07 08:10
- Annie Pfaff left a comment on Events this week (Updated) Thank you for sharing about the Kindergroup Open House! Based on the weather forecast, please note that it has been RESCHEDULED to next Sunday, Septem... September 06 18:15
- Al Hamilton left a comment on Fall Town Meeting: Neary Roof may (or may not) be on the Warrant Beth Thanks for clarifying. There is no question that the roof is in bad shape and needs to be addressed. The challenge with putting a new ro... September 06 09:17
- Carl Guyer left a comment on Fall Town Meeting: Neary Roof may (or may not) be on the Warrant Well, the unfathomable has happened and it has created quite a dilemma. The voters of Southborough have rejected the construction of a new school to r... September 06 08:49
- Kathy Cook left a comment on Fall Town Meeting: Neary Roof may (or may not) be on the Warrant To make what I said and didn't say correctly at the Select Board meeting on September 2nd clear - If the project that the Neary Building Committee bro... September 05 09:31
- JACK BARRON left a comment on Town won’t request MSBA funding extension for Neary Project I do hope a group of interested citizens keep an eye on the likely legislation similar to what New Hampshire Passed last week pertaining to VOUCHERS f... August 27 20:49
- John Kendall left a comment on Town taking steps towards remediating contaminated parcel on Atwood St Don’t blow this off! The longer it is postponed, the more it will cost. That plot of land NEEDS remediation due to lead.... August 26 17:17
- Al Hamilton left a comment on Select Board to discuss extending MSBA funding to keep Neary project possibility alive (Updated) Beth Yes, I did the initial analysis of the survey. The full analysis can be found at the end of the Select Board Packet: https://www.southborough... August 26 08:58
- Carl Guyer left a comment on Select Board to discuss extending MSBA funding to keep Neary project possibility alive (Updated) Why We Shouldn’t Spend $100 Million to Build a School Next to a Dump Southborough just spent $4 million ... August 26 08:25
- Diane Romm left a comment on US News boosts Algonquin’s “best high school” ranking PS: As was brought to the attention of ARHS two years ago, Westborough Highdoes a nice job of separating out the requirements for the UMass System as... August 23 17:57
- Diane Romm left a comment on US News boosts Algonquin’s “best high school” ranking And, since I researched this topic previously, I'd like to share with you some data may exemplify the expression, "figures don't lie; liars figure." ... August 21 11:16
- Diane Romm left a comment on US News boosts Algonquin’s “best high school” ranking PS: An indirect and definitely unscientific way to see what students are going to selective colleges is to look at their Instagram pages: https://... August 21 10:21
- Diane Romm left a comment on US News boosts Algonquin’s “best high school” ranking Hi Beth, I note that you mentioned that the "methodologies are clearly geared for determining which schools are best for students to get into a selec... August 21 09:56
- JACK BARRON left a comment on US News boosts Algonquin’s “best high school” ranking Thank you for the U.S. News high school ranking. I think it is something for the town to be proud of. We always have supported the High School and wor... August 20 20:46
- Diane Romm left a comment on Globe advocates repealing law that stops NSBORO from creating “in-house bus service” Interesting. I want to point out that the article does report that: "Glenn Koocher, executive director of the Massachusetts Association of Sc... August 20 11:14
- John Kendall left a comment on BOH bans convenience store sales of nicotine pouches Cordaville Market, formerly known as Fitzy’s, is the only business mentioned. What about the others?... August 13 20:15
- Patricia Burns Fiore left a comment on Southborough teen launches ice cream business Congratulations to this young ice cream entrepreneur! I visited Connor last weekend. Personally, I highly recommend the salted caramel pretzel or the ... August 12 21:32
- Carl Guyer left a comment on Southborough teen launches ice cream business Oreo ice cream with big chunks of Oreo cookies…. OMG... August 06 17:11
- Thomas Grillo left a comment on Southborough teen launches ice cream business Great story, but the prices should be included.... August 05 20:33